English Storytelling

Storytelling Isn’t Just Marketing — It’s Your Most Powerful Competitive Advantage. In a world where customers can buy almost anything from almost anyone, why do some businesses thrive while others struggle — even when they offer nearly identical products or services? The answer isn’t features, pricing, or hustle. It’s story. Storytelling as Strategy is a practical, no-fluff guide for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and service professionals ready to transform their brand from forgettable to legendary. In these pages, Kevin Shirley reveals how to create an emotional moat ...

If you’ve ever said, “I can’t make content—I don’t have the money,” this book is your permission slip to shut up and create. Zero-Budget TV by Emmanuel Simms is the ultimate survival guide for creators, filmmakers, influencers, and dreamers who want to tell powerful stories—without waiting on a budget, crew, or Hollywood miracle. Packed with practical tips, hilarious behind-the-scenes hacks, and real-life case studies, this book proves that creativity doesn’t come from money—it comes from you. Whether you’re filming on your phone, recording a podcast in your closet, or ...

These four short biographical stories of teenage delusions mainly recount the early days in actor, film director, and writer Griffin Dunne's life. Whether he's filling someone else's shoes in a new job, trying to impress an older girlfriend, or attempting to get noticed by a President, Dunne's stories are sure to engage and entertain.

Practical and instructive, Egri provides a framework for writers to analyze and enhance their work. Numerous examples from classical and contemporary literature illustrate his principles, making the book a theoretical guide and hands-on manual for improving storytelling skills. "The Art of Dramatic Writing" has left a lasting impact, influencing generations of writers and remaining a staple in creative writing programs. Its enduring relevance lies in its timeless principles, applicable across genres and mediums.

Everyone, regardless of their background and training, can improve their storytelling abilities. But what is a story? How can you tell it in a way that delights and informs your listeners? Take a journey into the keys to great storytelling with two of the country’s top experts on story presentation and speech writing.

Filled with thought-provoking examples from leading companies, The Power of Visual Storytelling explains how to grow your business and strengthen your brand by leveraging photos, videos, infographics, presentations, and other rich media. The book delivers a powerful road map for getting started, while inspiring new levels of creativity within organizations of all types and sizes.

Bestselling advice columnist Vandy Guru built her career teaching others how to live honestly and courageously, but after the loss of her husband, Vandy’s public veneer can barely conceal her grief. When her beloved daughter Mallika suddenly disappears and her estranged childhood best friend Rani returns, stirring up long-buried secrets, Vandy’s carefully crafted life feels at risk.

Stories mould who we are, from our character to our cultural identity. They drive us to act out our dreams and ambitions, and shape our politics and beliefs. We use them to construct our relationships, to keep order in our law courts, to interpret events in our newspapers and social media. Storytelling is an essential part of what makes us human.

The old way of selling is to push a message or product. The new way of selling is to pull people in with a compelling story - one that is magnetic to clients. Better Selling Through Storytelling helps people become master storytellers so they can truly love what they do and get off the self-esteem roller coaster of only feeling good if their numbers are up.

Let's be honest - nobody has more fun than atheists. Don’t believe it? Well, consider this: For nonbelievers, every day you’re alive is a day to celebrate! And no one celebrates life to the fullest like Penn Jillette - the larger, louder half of legendary magic duo Penn & Teller - whose spectacularly witty and sharply observant essays in Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday! will entertain zealots and skeptics alike.

Struggling with English tenses? "A Matter of Choice" offers a revolutionary approach to grammar learning. Learn English tenses effortlessly with an engaging detective story designed for elementary to pre-intermediate ESL/EFL learners. This unique method combines a captivating narrative with practical exercises, making grammar learning fun and effective. Follow Detective Cooper Blackwood as he solves a painting theft, encountering a past flame along the way, and master a new tense in each chapter. Available as an ebook and audiobook, this resource also includes comprehensive activities for ...

Three stories in one collection! This volume includes The Amusement Park Mystery, The Mystery of the Mixed-Up Zoo, and The Camp-Out Mystery. In The Mystery of the Mixed-Up Zoo, the zoo is wonderful - it has seals and giraffes and elephants and tigers, and Benny’s favorite, a little monkey named Amos. It also has a mystery. Someone is mixing up signs, switching off electricity, and endangering the animals’ lives. If the Boxcar Children want to save the animals, they’ll have to solve the mystery - and fast!

Three complete stories in one collection! Includes The Mystery Girl, The Mystery Cruise, and The Disappearing Friend Mystery. In The Mystery Girl, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are working in a general store to help out a friend of Aunt Jane’s. It seems to the children that the young girl who works in the store is behaving very strangely. She seems nervous and won’t answer any questions about her past. Then a strange man comes to the store asking about her. What secret is the mystery girl hiding?

Experience the second episode of the Baumgartner & Momsen detective story series for German learners on your stereo or headphones, at home or on the go! The narration style and speed of this audiobook is aimed at providing learners with real-world spoken German that is clearly understandable, not too fast but also not too slow.

In Finding Your Funny Muscle, Mike shows you how to “flex” your ideas into funny, original, and relatable humor that gets big laughs—and makes you memorable for the right reasons.

Numbers tell a story—if you know how to make them speak. In today’s data-driven world, financial professionals must go beyond spreadsheets and reports to communicate insights that drive real business decisions. Financial Storytelling for Success is your guide to transforming complex financial data into clear, compelling narratives that influence strategy, gain stakeholder buy-in, and inspire action. This book will teach you: ✅ Why numbers alone don’t drive decisions—and how to frame financials for maximum impact ✅ Proven storytelling techniques to make financial data engaging ...

Brian Godawa, Hollywood screenwriter and novelist, explores the nature of imagination in the Bible. How God subverts pagan religions by appropriating their creativity and redeeming them within a Biblical worldview. Improve your imagination in glorifying God and defending the faith.

Simple, straightforward advice from both sides of the microphone on becoming an audio book narrator - what it takes and how to do it! Sales and production of audio books are booming. It seems that in our busy, multitasking lives, people are hungry for more and more recorded books. In this audio book, two of the best in the business - award-winning narrator and member of the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame Lorelei King and award-winning and Grammy-nominated producer/director Ali Muirden - tell all about what goes into audio book narration and what you can do to prepare yourself for a career in this industry.

Three complete stories in one collection! Includes The Summer Camp Mystery, The Copycat Mystery, and The Haunted Clock Tower Mystery.

Three complete stories in one collection! Includes The Spy Game, The Dog-Gone Mystery, and The Vampire Mystery.